Red Baneberry, also known as Toadroot and
Chinaberry, grows in shady damp areas.
The white flowers grow in spikes that bloom during May in the wild wild
woods.
Through the summer months,
Baneberry
Actaea rubra ripens its fruits, which are egg-shaped berries, one-half inch long,
shiny, containing several seeds. In late summer, the berries turn bright red
with a black dot on them. The berries
are bitter and very poisonous, except to birds that disperse the seeds.
